This second day of our trip we went to Monhegan Island for the day. All artists need to make a pilgrimage there; you’ve never seen so many artists painting in one place at the same time! We chose the wrong day to go though, with record-breaking heat, no shade in sight, and no ice nor air conditioning on the island!
We were mostly hiking, since we wanted to see as much of the island as possible in one day, but I stopped for a quick sketch from time to time. We went along the trail to Lobster Cove (first image above). I think everybody paints that house overlooking the cove! The trail continues on past the wreck of the ship, “The Sheridan”. I stopped to sketch that too:
Hi Jamie,
I love your quickie sketches in your note books the best. Today’s is especially lovely.
Did you know that the house in the sketch on the right of Lobster Cove is Jamie Wyeth’s? Well, it is. I also sat at that same spot and painted wildflowers last summer when I spent some time on the island. It is a wonderful retreat for Artists.
Gretchen
Left by Gretchen on August 19th, 2008